Tag: Democratic

Mir Murtaza Bhutto: a journey from life to death

September 20 marks Mir Murtaza Bhutto’s 22nd death anniversary. In 1996, he was murdered on this day. His birthday and death anniversary are separated by a...

Continuity of democratic process is historic achievement: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb says completion of ten years of the democratic process in the country is a historic achievement. She...

US House Intelligence Committee approves release of Democratic rebuttal of memo

WASHINGTON: The Intelligence Committee of the US House of Representatives has voted unanimously to release a memo authored by its Democrat members that were...

Delaying FATA reforms will have serious repercussions, warns Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday said that government's non-serious approach to FATA reforms is an insult to the people of...

Even ‘so-called’ democratic governments should be allowed to complete tenure: Maryam

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz, daughter of deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif, said on Thursday that every "so-called" democratic government should...

Intermittent democracy prevails in Pakistan: Rabbani

Senate chairman says intellectuals, workers and students can bring real change in society ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Thursday said that neither democratic institutions...

Clinton promises ‘clear-eyed’ vision, says Trump cannot be trusted

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Thursday the challenges facing Americans demand steady leadership and a collective spirit, contrasting her character with what...

Democrat Clinton makes history, wins US presidential nomination

Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's White House nomination, coming back from a stinging defeat in her first presidential run in 2008 and surviving...

Democratic stars make a pitch for Clinton

The Democratic Party's deep divisions were on full display on a raucous first day of its convention on Monday, with Bernie Sanders portraying Hillary...

Democrats in disarray on eve of convention to nominate Clinton

The head of the Democratic Party resigned on Sunday amid a furor over embarrassing leaked emails, hoping to head off a growing rebellion by...

Five years of democratic rule proved difficult for masses, economy: IWCCI

Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Saturday said the policies and performance of the government in the last five years had...

‘Federating units bound together with the idea of a democratic Pakistan’

Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said federating units were bound together with the ideology of a democratic Pakistan, free of...

COMMON FOE BRINGS GOVT, OPP TOGETHER

Feeling the heat from the long march announced by Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran leader Dr Tahirul Qadri, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Friday contacted the...

Abe formally named Japan’s prime minister

Japan’s lower House of parliament has formally elected Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, as country’s prime minister after he swept to...

Japan’s Abe sees difficult road ahead

The leader of Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, has said that the road ahead for...

Japan conservatives deliver crushing defeat to ruling liberals

The Liberal Democratic Power, which once dominated Japanese politics, will again hold power after three years of center-left rule. The LDP and its coalition...

Democratic partnership for peace and prosperity

Following is the text of the Islamabad Declaration: 1. “We, the Heads of State and Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Arab Republic of Egypt,...